The coach of the Argentine basketball team, Pablo Prigioni, raised this Sunday night the final list of 12 players that will make up the squad that will face the Pre-Olympic Pre-qualifying event in Santiago del Estero, which will allow the winner to play another similar event to reach a place at the 2024 Paris Games.
For this tournament that will begin this Monday, the Argentine Basketball Confederation reported that almost a month after the preparation in Europe that included friendlies in Alicante, Barcelona and Brno before arriving in Santiago del Estero, coach Prigioni confirmed the Argentine squad that will play the FIBA Olympic Prequalifier looking for a place in the World Playoffs next year.
“The team did a very good preparation, everyone working very seriously from day one. You can see the evolution in each game we’ve played. We’re going to arrive at the tournament with all the information we need to be able to compete in the best way,” he said. Prigioni to CAB Press.
After joining the squad in recent days to face the final stretch of the set-up, Gabriel Deck will have his place among the 12. The man from Santiago was evaluated by the team’s coaching staff and doctor in his favorable recovery after the injury in his left knee, added minutes of training, participated in the friendly against the U22 Team and says he is on the list.
Regarding the team that had arrived in the country, the coach decided that both Lee Aaliya and Gonzalo Corbalán would not be part of the squad for this tournament. For their part, Juan Ignacio Marcos (myofascial injury in the hamstring of his right leg) and Santiago Trouet (will play at the University of San Diego), who had begun training in Europe with the rest of the team, were also released before returning to Argentina.
“I like that the youth come from the inmates and that the experience is in the perimeters. The youngsters showed great energy from the first day. No player is chosen at random, but all those who are there do it for their physical qualities and techniques. They can play the type of basketball we want for the national team and that benefits us a lot,” the coach concluded.
The 12 players who will face the contest will be the following: Luca Vildoza, Máximo Fjellerup, Facundo Campazzo, Nicolás Brussino, Carlos Delfino, Gabriel Deck, Francisco Cáffaro, Gonzalo Bressán, Juan Fernández, Tomás Chapero, Patricio Garino and Patricio Redivo.
2023-08-15 11:58:01
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